variola major virus

Definitions of variola major virus
  1. noun
    a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
    synonyms: variola major
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    type of:
    smallpox virus, variola virus
    the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
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